August 6, 2009

Valid XHTML and CSS

Validating your web page markup (html, xhtml, css) has several advantages, e.g.:

  • Website design debugging
  • Improved cross-browser compatibility
  • SEO

One statistic I found said that only 20% of web designers actually validate their markup using the W3C Validator. Among that small group there is discussion regarding whether is it “professional” to display the W3C icons indicating that the page has been validated. I am in the camp that agrees with using some type of validation badge, icon or just a text link. If a web designer does use the W3C icons, the W3C requests that the link back to the validator also be used, and this is a handy way of revalidating a page, as the referring uri is passed to the validator.

Much to my chagrin, I have found some sites offering web design that display the W3C validator icons, but do not link to the validator. Hmmm. It made me wonder. Do they really bother to validate their code or just slap an icon on it. So I pasted the url into the validator manually and guess what? Over 40 errors! I won’t mention the site, as I don’t encourage people to visit it.

Filed under: CSS, SEO, Web Design by Kevin Fox

4 Responses to “Valid XHTML and CSS”

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